Jazz, whether hard-bop or free, is not some arcane art form nor is it reserved only for the cognoscenti. Jazz seems to have always lacked outlets to the mainstream that Britney Spears, Bach, and the Beatles have enjoyed. My father-in-law played saxophone in high school, formed his own jazz band, and thoroughly enjoys this musical …
Mattiel’s videos are among the greatest of all time. Just look at the mountain scenes in this lovely film. And the cows too. They’re great. Mattiel looks great. She always does. She’s the queen of camera angles.
This weekend I have two of my most challenging gigs. And it represents some pretty awesome news. Over the last two weeks Tony Verhey, his son, and the amazing women that tend his bar taught me to be a bartender. From scratch. He asked me what I knew about bartending and I told him the truth. …
When this blog recruited me to introduce a YouTube clip of Dead Moon playing “It’s O.K.” in Hannover, Germany, two thoughts came to mind. First, the history of the band. The long version can be found on their archived website and in the documentary film Unknown Passage. The short version: Longtime Portland musical couple Fred …
Here’s the Youtube description, “Kurt Cobain stage dives during Love Buzz and accidentally hits this psycho with his guitar, who then goes mental.” And here are the two top comments from the Youtube page: “I love how Dave Grohl leaps over everything to make sure kurt is ok.” – rgavin89 “Story: Nirvana were playing at …